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Ampara doctors' strike hits 50,000 patients

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- The full-scale doctors' strike across all hospitals in the Ampara District today (October 3) has caused severe disruption, affecting over 50,000 patients. The action began at Deh... Read More


Government officer arrested over alleged online business scam

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- An officer from the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (ARTI) has been arrested by the Computer Crimes Investigation Division of the Criminal Investigatio... Read More


'Beliatte Sana' remanded until 9 October

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- The Tangalle Magistrate's Court has granted police permission to detain and question Sanath Weerasinghe, also known as "Beliatte Sana," until October 9. He was over his alleged c... Read More


Power sector union escalates industrial action to 'non-cooperation'

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Engineers' Union is set to intensify its current work-to-rule campaign by launching a "non-cooperation" industrial action starting next Monday (... Read More


CID recovers more firearm based on information from alleged underworld figure 'Kehel Baddara Padme'

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has recovered a Micro-type firearm and a magazine based on information received during the interrogation of Mandinu Padmasiri Perera, a... Read More


Colombo-Katunayake seaplane flights restart to boost tourism

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- Seaplane flights between Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport and Colombo have been officially relaunched today (3), using the Beira Lake as a water aerodrome. The relau... Read More


Hatton liquor outlets closed for World Temperance Day

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- Liquor outlets across Hatton and all estate sector towns were observed to be closed today (3) in observance of World Temperance Day. A senior police official stated that officers... Read More


Hatton school concerned as foxes roam playground

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- Students and staff at Hatton Highlands Primary School are reportedly in fear due to a pack of foxes constantly roaming near the school's playground. The school operates under the... Read More


One dead, five injured as van crashes into tree on Wellawaya-Thanamalwila road

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- One person was killed and five others were injured after a van veered off the road and crashed into a tree on the Wellawaya-Thanamalwila Road near the 288-kilometre post in Kithul... Read More


68 police officers suspended for drug-related charges since January

Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- The Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Ananda Wijepala, has announced that 68 police officers have been interdicted since January on charges related to narcoti... Read More